Dr. Will Deyamport - Effective LMS Use & Schoology Superpowers
Educational Duct Tape: An EdTech Integration Mindset
Release Date: 11/18/2021
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#EduDuctTape S04-E68
Find the show notes online at jakemiller.net/eduducttape-episode-68
- Soapbox Moment: Functional Before Fancy
- Today’s Guest: Dr. Will Deyamport - As seen on Forbes.com and Schoology, Dr. Will, as he is better known, is a District Instructional Technologist specializing in assisting educators in going digital. In this role, he delivers in-person and virtual training and coaching, designs and delivers online professional development courses, and live webinars for teachers in grades K-12. He is also the host of The Dr. Will Show Podcast: the Mobile University for Edupreneurs!
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- Contact Info: @iamDrWill on Twitter and Instagram
- thedrwillshowpodcast.simplecast.com
- The Edupreneur - vimeo.com/ondemand/edupreneur/317968557
- 2 Truths & 1 Lie
- Educational Duct Tape Question: “How can I build my curriculum in my LMS?”
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- What does your district already have?
- Chunk material
- Bring in creativity, not just digital worksheets and videos
- Our students live “on-demand”
- Deeper learning doesn’t come from “sit and get”
- Organization is important - “your LMS is a digital classroom, not a closet.”
- Gradual release - I do, we do, you do
- Schoology
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- Assessment Question Types - support.schoology.com/hc/en-us/articles/115012742628-Assessment-Question-Types-Overview
- Record video
- Google Drive assignments
- Mastery Report by standards
- Individually assign or create groups
- Create folder organizational
- Resources - test banks, share content between teachers
- School, district level, or club announcements and posts
- Big Blue Button video conferencing built-in
- Kami
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- Teacher can share the document, guided practice
- Give students opportunities to extend their learning beyond sit and get
- Jamboard
- Flipgrid
- Celebration of the Adjacent Possible
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- Ryan Koop’s tweet - twitter.com/rkoop7/status/1457820121607458817
- Solve in Time site - solveintime.com
- Chris Woods on Twitter - @dailystem
- The Extraordinaires site - extraordinaires.com
- Protobot - protobot.org
- Jason Hubbard on Twitter - @jsnhubbard
- Disruptus - foxmind.com/games/disruptus
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- Submit your book endorsement on Flipgrid or Speakpipe!
- FlipGrid.com/EduDuctTape
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- Ways to Support the Show or Connect with Jake & other Duct Tapers!
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- Apple Podcast Reviews
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